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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 3 December
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** Secularism in the media
* Body advising on religious education in Conwy considering recruiting an atheist <[link removed]>
A body which advises on religious educational standards is considering recruiting an atheist into its ranks under a radical shake-up.
North Wales Pioneer
* MPs call for evidence on whether freedom of religion has been compromised by Covid restrictions <[link removed]>
MPs on the Joint Committee on Human Rights are inviting the general public to submit written evidence about whether they think their freedom of religion has been compromised by the Government's Covid-19 measures.
Premier Christian News
* Link between antisemitism and extremism highlighted in new report <[link removed]>
The Pathway to Terror briefing, which focuses on the recent terrorism trial of Shehroz Iqbal, outlines the connection between antisemitism and hate crime.
Jewish News
* ‘Pray not to be gay’ <[link removed]>
Conversion therapy is still going on, co-ordinated or supported by evangelical charities, says Harry Shukman.
The Fence
* French ambassador: ‘Free speech is our best defense against hate crimes’ <[link removed]>
Freedom of speech is a strong value which we have shared with the United States for two centuries, says France's ambassador to the US.
The Hill
* ‘Poland’s Catholics: losing faith in their church’ <[link removed]>
Zealous clerical backing for the government's culture wars is alienating a growing number of Catholics.
The Guardian
* US bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Uighur 'slave labour' <[link removed]>
The Trump administration expanded economic pressure on China's western region of Xinjiang, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organisation that it says uses the forced labour of detained Uighur Muslims.
Reuters
* ‘Religious conservatives have won a revolutionary victory in the US Supreme Court’ <[link removed]>
Roman Catholic Diocese v. Cuomo is one of the most significant religion cases in the past 30 years, says Ian Millhiser.
Vox
* Catholic Church pays $7 million to victims in Colorado of sexual abuse by priests
The Roman Catholic Church has paid out $7.3 million to more than 70 people sexually abused during their youth by priests in Colorado parishes, settling claims dating back over two decades, authorities said on Tuesday.
Reuters
* India: Muslim man arrested under 'love jihad law' <[link removed]>
Police in India's Uttar Pradesh state have arrested a Muslim man for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu woman to Islam.
BBC
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* Local anger over discriminatory new Catholic school in Peterborough <[link removed]>
Residents of Hampton Water in Peterborough have expressed dismay at the implications of plans to open a discriminatory Catholic school.
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